Complete bandh in Tarn Tarn district

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, December 8

Complete shutdown was observed in Tarn Taran district on Tuesday. The roads, bazaars and other establishments wore a deserted look. Balbir Singh, a businessman from Chabal township, said as the Centre had forced men, women and even kids to live under the sky for weeks together, he decided to express his solidarity with the agitating farmers. He said it was the inhuman on the part of the Union Government to not hear the voices of lakhs of protesters. Farmers, workers, labourers, men-women and youngsters, too, took to streets to lodge protest. The workers of the CPI, CPM , RMPI and the workers of different employee organisation of teachers, Powercom, Roadways , cooperation, safai sewaks, Anganwari, Asha workers besides farmers participated in the protests organised at different parts of the district. The supply of milk, fodder, vegetables etc. was stopped in urban areas from the villages.

CPI state leader Harbhajan Singh, Prithipal Singh Marimegha, state-level teacher leader Balkar Valtoha , state-level Powercom employee leader Gurpreet Singh Gandiwind, state leader of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee Harpreet Singh Sidhwan, CPM leader Jaswinder Singh Manochahal, Baldev Pandori, leader of the cooperative employees Tara Chand were among others, who addressed the protesters. Protest marches were organised in the district at several places.

Caption: Farmers and other sections of society take part in Bharat Bandh on Tuesday in Tarn Taran district. Photo: Gurbaxpuri